![]() Tapping into sneaker culture has become a growing priority for other major footwear players of late. “Footwear, women’s and Sportstyle are not mutually exclusive,” Linnartz said. This shift goes hand-in-hand with Under Armour’s renewed focus on its Sportstyle unit, which focuses on style and design in a more casual setting, à la athleisure. “You will hear us talking a lot more about sneaker culture,” she added. In this vein, Under Armour will also expand its sneaker collaboration offerings by bringing in “sneaker and branding experts” to help delve into this sector, Linnartz said. This will happen by emphasizing the brand’s image off the courts and fields and offering product that could potentially be seen on the feet of athletes in a tunnel walk. While Under Armour has historically been rooted in performance, executives also signaled a new focus on sneaker culture, or what founder Kevin Plank described as a shift from “footwear culture to a real sneaker culture.” The company offered lackluster guidance for this year as Linnartz lays out a plan to reshape the brand. Revenues rose 7.5 percent to $1.4 billion from $1.3 billion. Overall, adjusted earnings per share came in at 18 cents during the fourth quarter, 3 cents ahead of the 15 cents analysts projected on average, according to FactSet. ![]() “It’s not going to be done overnight,” Linnartz said. Eventually, Under Armour will introduce new products to the market. Action Girl: Tulip can stand toe-to-toe with just about anyone.Tapestry Has Slight Stumble in Q4 as North American Sales Sagīoth of these categories will work in tandem to realize an addressable market of new consumers, Linnartz said. This growth will start by repositioning and remarketing existing product in a fresh way.Actor Allusion: "Dirty Little Secret" is titled after the All American Rejects song, which also features lead singer Tyson Ritter as Jesus and his inbred descendant.Cassidy lacks the monstrously bloodshot eyes that he has in the comics.Eugene Root (AKA Arseface) is also less disfigured than his comic counterpart ◊, but this has an in-universe explanation: the shotgun was a good foot or so away from his face instead of right under his chin.Odin Quincannon in the comics looks almost like a bald troll doll.The TV version doesn't augment Jackie Earle Haley's appearance with any prosthetics.Both versions of Tulip are an outstanding shot. ![]() However, the comics version of Tulip is a straight-laced person who tries to become a hitwoman but gives up immediately after seeing a picture of her first target. ![]() Her show version is a Boisterous Bruiser career criminal who delights in fighting and killing. Starr is given many more opportunities to be badass than his comic counterpart, and his humiliating moments are usually less pronounced until Season 4. Cassidy kills him for being a murderous asshole.Įccarius in the comics is an insufferable poser who bases his whole personality on cheesy vampire fiction.For example, in both versions, he's raped by male prostitutes, but in the comics, he's horrified and develops a complex about it, while in the series he accepts it with stoic indifference and continues working in the middle of the ordeal. In the show, he still enjoys the trappings of classical vampirism but has a sense of humor about it. Adaptational Modesty: God always appears clothed, when the source material depicted Him as going nude at all times.Adaptational Heroism: While in the comics, Cassidy's ethical corruption causes him and Jesse to come to blows, in the series Cassidy remains a good and loyal friend in spite of the vicissitudes of his relationships with Tulip and Jesse.Adaptational Expansion: The first season is essentially an expansion of the first issue of the comics, dealing with Jesse's life as a preacher in Annville before he goes on his quest to find God with Cassidy and Tulip.Adaptational Early Appearance: Odin Quincannon makes his debut in the third episode of the first season, when in the comics he didn't show up until the "Salvation" arc, which ran through issues 41 to 50.He is also quite a bit more powerful than his comics version as well as Cassidy himself, forcing Cassidy to enlist Les Enfants du Sang to help bring him down. are vile, sadistic and reprehensible villains, while the show makes them more morally gray. in particular is a much more sympathetic character who lacks many of the comic character's worst attributes and is generally pretty Affably Evil. Jody is also less mercilessly evil and even joins forces with the main characters for a period. ![]()
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